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April 11, 2008
Shelly Silver’s Shadiest Maneuvers: A Brief History
Daily Intelligencer posted a litany of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's backroom strong-arm maneuvers. Atlantic Yards made the grade, though the Public Authorities Control Board's approval came in December 2006, not 2005:
Seeding Atlantic Yards (2005): As Brooklyn residents get their knickers in a twist, the Public Authorities Control Board approves $200 million in public seed money for Atlantic Yards — without officially counting how many Brooklyn lawmakers support seventeen-tower cluster around a Frank Gehry arena.
Posted by lumi at April 11, 2008 4:15 AM